U.S. patent application number 13/748077 was filed with the patent office on 2014-03-27 for server system.
This patent application is currently assigned to INVENTEC CORPORATION. The applicant listed for this patent is INVENTEC CORPORATION, INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION. Invention is credited to Qi-Guang Ning, Ji-Peng Xu.
Application Number | 20140085807 13/748077 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 50315016 |
Filed Date | 2014-03-27 |
United States Patent
Application |
20140085807 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Ning; Qi-Guang ; et
al. |
March 27, 2014 |
SERVER SYSTEM
Abstract
A server system includes a rack, a server disposed in the rack,
an electronic device and a power supply disposed in the rack. The
rack includes a first side and a second side opposite to each
other, two first brackets, two second brackets and two lateral
rails. Each first brackets, disposed at the first side, includes a
heat-dissipation part. Each heat-dissipation part includes at least
one ventilating perforation. The second brackets are disposed at
the second side. The electronic device is disposed between the
lateral rails and at the first side. The power supply is disposed
between the two lateral rails and at the second side and includes a
main body and at least one fan. The main body includes a plurality
of through openings facing the ventilating perforations. The at
least one fan draws airstreams from the ventilating perforations
via the through openings.
Inventors: |
Ning; Qi-Guang; (Shanghai,
CN) ; Xu; Ji-Peng; (Shanghai, CN) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
INVENTEC CORPORATION |
Shanghai
Taipei |
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CN
TW |
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Assignee: |
INVENTEC CORPORATION
Taipei
TW
INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Shanghai
CN
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Family ID: |
50315016 |
Appl. No.: |
13/748077 |
Filed: |
January 23, 2013 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
361/679.47 ;
361/679.49 |
Current CPC
Class: |
G06F 1/20 20130101; H05K
7/20736 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
361/679.47 ;
361/679.49 |
International
Class: |
G06F 1/20 20060101
G06F001/20 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Sep 21, 2012 |
CN |
201210355796.3 |
Claims
1. A server system, comprising: a rack including a first side and a
second side opposite to each other, the rack comprising: two first
brackets disposed at the first side thereof, each of the first
brackets including a heat-dissipation part, and each of the
heat-dissipation parts including at least one ventilating
perforation; two second brackets disposed at the second side
thereof; and two lateral rails, wherein two opposite ends of one of
the lateral rails are fixed to one of the first brackets and one of
the second brackets, respectively, and wherein two opposite ends of
the other lateral rail are fixed to the other first bracket and the
other second bracket, respectively; at least one server disposed in
the rack; an electronic device disposed between the two lateral
rails as well as at the first side, wherein the electronic device
is electrically connected to each server; and a power supply
disposed between the two lateral rails, wherein the power supply
keeps a distance from the electronic device, and the power supply
is farther away from the first side of the rack than the electronic
device, and wherein the power supply is electrically connected to
each server, and wherein the power supply comprises a main body and
at least one fan inside the main body, and wherein the main body
includes a plurality of through openings facing the electronic
device, and wherein the at least one fan is used for drawing
airstreams from the ventilating perforations of the
heat-dissipation parts to enter the main body via the plurality of
through openings.
2. The server system according to claim 1, wherein the rack forms a
first containment space, a second containment space and a third
containment space; the second containment space is positioned
between the first containment space and the third containment
space; the at least one server is disposed in the first containment
space and the third containment space, and the electronic device
and the power supply are both disposed in the second containment
space.
3. The server system according to claim 2, wherein the first
containment space and the third containment space are used for
containing the at least one server.
4. The server system according to claim 1, wherein the rack further
comprises a loading tray, wherein the loading tray is fastened to
the first brackets and the second brackets; the electronic device
and the power supply are disposed on the loading tray, and the
electronic device is positioned between the two heat-dissipation
parts.
5. The server system according to claim 4, wherein the rack further
comprises a cover board, and the electronic device and the power
supply are positioned between the cover board and the loading
tray.
6. The server system according to claim 1, further comprising a
rack management controller disposed between the lateral rails and
at the second side thereof; the power supply is positioned between
the rack management controller and the electronic device, and the
rack management controller is electrically connected to each
server.
7. The server system according to claim 1, wherein each of the
lateral rails includes a top part, a lateral part and a bottom
part; and wherein the top part and the bottom part are disposed at
two opposite side of the lateral part respectively and both extend
from the lateral part toward the power supply such that the top
part and the bottom part form an exit opening together and the exit
opening faces the power supply.
8. The server system according to claim 1, wherein the electronic
device is a switch; the switch includes a plurality of network
jacks, and the plurality of network jack face oppositely away from
the power supply.
9. The server system according to claim 1, wherein the rack further
comprises a top board and a bottom board, and the top board is
connected to the bottom board via the first brackets and the second
brackets.
10. The server system according to claim 1, wherein a first opening
facing the one of the two lateral rails is formed at an end of a
space between the electronic device and the power supply and a
second opening facing the other one of the two lateral rails is
formed at an opposite end of the space between the electronic
device and the power supply; wherein when the at least one fan
works, an airstream drew by the at least one fan enters the power
supply via the at least one ventilating perforation of the one of
the two first brackets, the first opening and the plurality of
through openings in sequence, and another airstream drew by the at
least one fan enters the power supply via the at least one
ventilating perforation of the other one of the two first brackets,
the second opening and the plurality of through openings in
sequence.
11. A server system, comprising: a rack having a front side, a rear
side, a lower containment space, a middle containment space and an
upper containment space, and the rack comprising two sets of
ventilating perforations at two opposite lateral sides thereof; a
plurality of servers disposed in the upper containment space and
the lower containment space; an electronic device disposed in the
middle containment space and at the front side of the rack, wherein
the electronic device is electrically connected to each server; and
a power supply disposed in the middle containment space and side by
side with the electronic device, wherein the power supply keeps a
distance from the electronic device, and the power supply is
farther away from the front side of the rack than the electronic
device, and wherein the power supply is electrically connected to
each server, and wherein the power supply comprises a main body and
at least one fan inside the main body, and wherein the main body
includes a front wall facing the electronic device and a rear wall
opposite to the front wall; wherein when the at least one fan
works, an airstream drew by the at least one fan passes through one
set of ventilating perforations and further bypasses the electronic
device from a lateral side of the electronic device and finally
passes through the front wall to enter the power supply, and
another airstream drew by the at least one fan passes through the
other set of ventilating perforations and further bypasses the
electronic device from an opposite lateral side of the electronic
device and finally passes through the front wall to enter the power
supply.
12. The server system according to claim 11, further comprising two
lateral rails, two first brackets disposed at the front side
thereof and two second brackets disposed at the rear side thereof,
wherein the two sets of ventilating perforations are formed on the
two first brackets, respectively, and wherein two opposite ends of
one of the two lateral rails are fixed to one of the two first
brackets and one of the two second brackets, respectively, and
wherein two opposite ends of the other one of the two lateral rails
are fixed to the other one of the two first brackets and the other
one of the two second brackets, respectively, and wherein the
electronic device and the power supply are both disposed between
the two lateral rails, and wherein before entering the power
supply, the airstream drew by the at least one fan passes through a
space between the one of the two lateral rails and the electronic
device and further enters another space between the electronic
device and the power supply, and wherein before entering the power
supply, the another airstream drew by the at least one fan passes
through the space between the other one of the two lateral rails
and the electronic device and further enters the space between the
electronic device and the power supply.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This non-provisional application claims priority under 35
U.S.C. .sctn.119(a) on Patent Application No(s). 201210355796.3
filed in China on Sep. 21, 2012, the entire contents of which are
hereby incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Technical Field of the Invention
[0003] The disclosure relates to a server system, and more
particularly to a rack server system.
[0004] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0005] In recent years, all kinds of computers, such as a desktop
or a laptop, are widely used for not only organizations but also
people to do daily tasks. However, with maturity of
telecommunication technology and globalization, business models of
enterprises are much more complicated than before. The complicated
business models lead to generate a large amount of information data
but the conventional computers may not deal with the large amount
of information data. Therefore, in order to speed up processing the
information data, computer manufacturers develop server systems and
each of them has specific function (such as a cloud server system
or a firewall server system). That is to say, such a server system
not only processes the information data together but also speeds up
the whole operating efficiency which is much faster than the
conventional personal computer. Thus, the server systems are widely
used in each organization.
[0006] Take a rack server system for an example, the rack server
system comprises a rack, multiple servers disposed in the rack and
a power supply. In other words, the rack server system contains the
multiple servers in the rack. The power supply is used for
supplying power to the servers such that the server is enabled to
be operated. Such a server system may save space and is easy to be
managed, and its servers may be coordinated to execute a large
amount of data processing. Therefore, the rack server system is
widely adopted in each international enterprise.
[0007] However, in the rack server system, only one power supply is
adopted to supply power to the servers in the mean time. When the
rack server system operates, the power supply generates a great
deal of heat. If there is no heat-dissipation device or other
structure in the server system to be employed to cool the power
supply, the power supply may be unstable, which affects the
operation of the server, thereby causing the server system to be
damaged. Thus, there is an urgent need for a server system to solve
the problem of poor heat-dissipating efficiency in the conventional
rack server system.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0008] An embodiment of the disclosure provides a server system
comprising a rack, at least one server, an electronic device and a
power supply. The rack includes a first side and a second side
opposite to each other, and the rack comprises two first brackets,
two second bracket and two lateral rails. The first brackets are
disposed at the first side thereof. Each of the first brackets
includes a heat-dissipation part, and each of the heat-dissipation
parts includes at least one ventilating perforation. The two second
brackets are disposed at the second side thereof. Two opposite ends
of one of the lateral rails are fixed to one of the first brackets
and one of the second brackets, respectively. Two opposite ends of
the other lateral rail are fixed to the other first bracket and the
other second bracket, respectively. The at least one server is
disposed in the rack. The electronic device is disposed between the
two lateral rails as well as at the first side. The electronic
device is electrically connected to each server. The power supply
is disposed between the two lateral rails. The power supply keeps a
distance from the electronic device, and the power supply is
farther away from the first side of the rack than the electronic
device. The power supply is electrically connected to each server.
The power supply comprises a main body and at least one fan inside
the main body. The main body includes a plurality of through
openings facing the electronic device, and the at least one fan is
used for drawing airstreams from the ventilating perforations of
the heat-dissipation parts to enter the main body via the plurality
of through openings.
[0009] Another embodiment of the disclosure provides a server
system comprising a rack, a plurality of servers, an electronic
device and a power supply. The rack has a front side, a rear side,
a lower containment space, a middle containment space and an upper
containment space. The rack comprises two sets of ventilating
perforations at two opposite lateral sides thereof. The plurality
of servers are disposed in the upper containment space and the
lower containment space. The electronic device is disposed in the
middle containment space and at the front side of the rack. The
electronic device is electrically connected to each server. The
power supply is disposed in the middle containment space and side
by side with the electronic device. The power supply keeps a
distance from the electronic device, and the power supply is
farther away from the front side of the rack than the electronic
device. The power supply is electrically connected to each server.
The power supply comprises a main body and at least one fan inside
the main body. The main body includes a front wall facing the
electronic device and a rear wall opposite to the front wall. When
the at least one fan works, an airstream drew by the at least one
fan passes through one set of ventilating perforations and further
bypasses the electronic device from a lateral side of the
electronic device and finally passes through the front wall to
enter the power supply. Another airstream drew by the at least one
fan passes through the other set of ventilating perforations and
further bypasses the electronic device from an opposite lateral
side of the electronic device and finally passes through the front
wall to enter the power supply.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0010] The present disclosure will become more fully understood
from the detailed description given herein below for illustration
only, and thus are not limitative of the present disclosure, and
wherein:
[0011] FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a server system
according to an embodiment of the disclosure;
[0012] FIG. 2 is a schematic exploded view of a server system
according to an embodiment of the disclosure; and
[0013] FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view along a line 3-3
in FIG. 1.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0014] The detailed features and advantages of the disclosure are
described below in great detail through the following embodiments,
the content of the detailed description is sufficient for those
skilled in the art to understand the technical content of the
present disclosure and to implement the disclosure there
accordingly. Based upon the content of the specification, the
claims, and the drawings, those skilled in the art can easily
understand the relevant objectives and advantages of the
disclosure.
[0015] It will be understood that, relative terms, such as "lower"
or "bottom", "on" or "top", "left" or "right" may be used herein to
describe one element's relationship to another element as
illustrated in the Figures. It will be understood that relative
terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the
device in addition to the orientation depicted in the Figures. For
example, if the device in one of the figures is turned over,
elements described as being on the "lower" side of other elements
would then be oriented on "upper" sides of the other elements. The
exemplary term "lower", can therefore, encompasses both an
orientation of "lower" and "upper," depending of the particular
orientation of the figure. Similarly, if the device in one of the
figures is turned over, elements described as "below" or "beneath"
other elements would then be oriented "above" the other elements.
The exemplary terms "below" or "beneath" can, therefore, encompass
both an orientation of above and below.
[0016] An embodiment of the disclosure provides a server system
which is used for processing electronic information data. In this
embodiment, the server system is a rack server system, but not
limited to the disclosure.
[0017] Please refer to FIGS. 1 to 3 together. FIG. 1 is a schematic
perspective view of a server system according to an embodiment of
the disclosure. FIG. 2 is a schematic exploded view of a server
system according to an embodiment of the disclosure. FIG. 3 is a
schematic cross-sectional view along a line 3-3 in FIG. 1. In this
embodiment, a server system 10 comprises a rack 100, two servers
300 and 310, an electronic device 400 and a power supply 500.
[0018] The rack 100 is used for supporting the elements in the
server system 10. The rack 100 includes a first side 110 and a
second side 120. The first side 110 and the second side 120 are
opposite to each other. In the embodiment as drawn the first side
110 and the second side 120 are front side and rear side,
respectively. The rack 100 comprises two first brackets 130 and
140, two second brackets 150 and 160, a top board 194, a bottom
board 196 and two lateral rails 170 and 180. The first brackets 130
and 140 and the second brackets 150 and 160 are all disposed on the
bottom board 196. Furthermore, both the first brackets 130 and 140
are disposed at the first side 110, and both the second brackets
150 and 160 are disposed at the second side 120. The first bracket
130 includes a heat-dissipation part 132 which includes multiple
ventilating perforations 134 (which can be taken as a set of the
ventilating perforations 134). Similarly, the first bracket 140
includes a heat-dissipation part 142 which includes multiple
ventilating perforations 144 (which can be taken as a set of the
ventilating perforations 144). The ventilating perforations 134 and
144 are used for enabling airstreams to enter the server system 10
from outside. Moreover, the lateral rail 170 includes a first end
171 and a second end 172 (referring to FIGS. 2 and 3) opposite to
each other. The two opposite first ends 171 and second ends 172 of
the lateral rail 170 are fixed to the first bracket 130 and the
second bracket 150, respectively. The lateral rail 170 extends from
the heat-dissipation part 132 of the first bracket 130 toward the
second bracket 150 adjacent to each other. Also, the second end 172
of the lateral rail 170 is connected to the second bracket 150. As
the same connecting method of the lateral rail 170, the lateral
rail 180 is disposed on heat-dissipation part 142 of the first
bracket 140 and the second bracket 160 adjacent to the first
bracket 140. Two opposite ends 181 and 182 of the lateral rail 180
are fixed to the first bracket 140 and the second bracket 160,
respectively
[0019] In some embodiments, the rack 100 includes the two lateral
rails 170 and 180, the following only describes the lateral rail
170. Since the structure of the lateral rail 180 is the same as
that of the lateral rail 170, the same structure is not repeated
herein. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the lateral rail 170 includes a
top part 173, a lateral part 174 and a bottom part 175. The top
part 173 and the bottom part 175 are disposed at two opposite side
of the lateral part 174 respectively, and the top part 173 and the
bottom part 175 both extend from the lateral part 174 toward the
power supply 500. Therefore, the top part 173, the lateral part 174
and the bottom part 175 form a channel 177 and an exit opening 176
together. The channel 177 extends from the first end 171 toward the
second end 172. The exit opening 176 faces the power supply 500.
The airstream may enter the channel 177 via the ventilating
perforation 134. Then, the airstream flows out from the lateral
rail 170 via the exit opening 176. The structure of the lateral
rail 180 is the same as that of the lateral rail 170, so the
lateral rail 180 forms a channel 187 and an exit opening 186 which
faces the power supply 500 as well.
[0020] In some embodiments, please refer to FIG. 2, the rack 100
further comprises a loading tray 190. The loading tray 190 is
fastened to the first brackets 130 and 140 and the second brackets
150 and 160 as well as being positioned among the first brackets
130 and 140 and the second brackets 150 and 160. The electronic
device 400 and the power supply 500 are both disposed on the
loading tray 190 and both positioned between the lateral rails 170
and 180. In other words, the first brackets 130 and 140, the second
brackets 150 and 160 and the lateral rails 170 and 180 surround the
electronic device 400 and the power supply 500 together (shown in
FIG. 3).
[0021] Please refer back FIG. 1, in this and some other
embodiments, the rack 100 further comprises a cover board 192. The
cover board 192 is disposed above the electronic device 400 and
power supply 500. The cover board 192 is used for preventing the
electronic device 400 and the power supply 500 from exposure to the
outside.
[0022] Please refer to FIG. 1, in this and some other embodiments,
the rack 100 forms a first containment space 210, a second
containment space 220 and a third containment space 230. In the
embodiment as drawn the first containment space 210, the second
containment space 220 and the third containment space 230 are the
lower containment space, the middle containment space and the upper
containment space, respectively. The first containment space 210,
the second containment space 220 and the third containment space
230 are not overlapped to each other. Moreover, the second
containment space 220 is positioned between the first containment
space 210 and the third containment space 230. In this embodiment,
the first containment space 210 is positioned between the second
containment space 220 and the bottom board 196. The third
containment space 230 is positioned between the second containment
space 220 and the top board 194. The first containment space 210
and the third containment space 230 may contain the servers 300 and
310 respectively or together.
[0023] The servers 300 and 310 are disposed in the rack 100. In
this embodiment, the server 300 is positioned in the first
containment space 210, and the server 310 is positioned in the
third containment space 230. But the number of the servers is not
limited to the disclosure, in other embodiments, the rack 100 may
contain a plurality of servers which may be disposed in the first
containment space 210 and the third containment space 230,
respectively.
[0024] In this disclosure, the server is a computing device having
independent processing function.
[0025] Please refer to FIGS. 1 to 3, the electronic device 400 is
disposed between the lateral rails 170 and 180 and positioned at
first side 110 of the rack 100. Moreover, the electronic device 400
is also positioned between the cover board 192 and the loading tray
190. The electronic device 400 is connected to each server 300 and
310 and the power supply 500 (the electrical connection is not
shown). In this embodiment, the electronic device 400 is a switch,
but not limited to the disclosure. In this embodiment, the
electronic device 400 (switch) includes multiple network jacks 410.
The network jacks 410 face outwardly and oppositely away from the
power supply 500.
[0026] Please refer to FIGS. 1 to 3 together. The power supply 500
is electrically connected to each server 300 and 310. The power
supply 500 is used for receiving an outer power source (not shown).
After power from the outer power source is converted by the power
supply 500, the power supply 500 supplies the converted power to
the elements of the rack 100, such as the electronic device 400,
the servers 300 and 310. The power supply 500 is disposed between
the lateral rails 170 and 180 as well as at the second side 120,
and the power supply 500 is positioned between the cover board 192
and the loading tray 190. The power supply 500 comprises a main
body 510 and at least one fan 520. The main body 510 includes a
plurality of through openings 512 and a plurality of stream outlets
514. Said in detail, the main body 510 includes a front wall 515
facing the electronic device 400 and a rear wall 516 opposite to
the front wall 515. The plurality of through openings 512 are
formed on the front wall 515, and the plurality of stream outlets
514 are formed on the rear wall 516. The plurality of through
openings 512 face the electronic device 400. The at least one fan
520 is used for drawing the airstreams (such as air) from the
ventilating perforations 134 and 144 of the heat-dissipation parts
132 and 142 to enter the main body 510 via the plurality of through
openings 512. Afterwards, the airstream is in the main body 510
before flows out from the stream outlets 514 so as to perform a
heat exchange with the power supply 500. The electronic device 400
keeps a distance D1 from the power supply 500. The power supply 500
is farther away from the first side 110 of the rack 100 than the
electronic device 400. As shown in FIG. 1, in this embodiment, the
electronic device 400 and the power supply 500 are positioned in
the second containment space 220. As shown in FIG. 3, a first
opening 701 facing the lateral rail 170 is formed at an end of the
space 700 between the electronic device 400 and the power supply
500, and a second opening 702 facing the lateral rail 180 is formed
at an opposite end of the space 700 between the electronic device
400 and the power supply 500. When the at least one fan 520 works,
an airstream drew by the at least one fan 520 enters the power
supply 500 via the at least one ventilating perforation 134 of the
first bracket 130, the first opening 701 and the plurality of
through openings 512 in sequence, and another airstream drew by the
at least one fan 520 enters the power supply 500 via the at least
one ventilating perforation 144 of the first bracket 140, the
second opening 702 and the plurality of through openings 512 in
sequence.
[0027] Please refer FIGS. 2 and 3, in some embodiments, the server
system 10 further comprises a rack management controller 600 (RMC).
The rack management controller 600 is disposed between lateral
rails 170 and 180 as well as at the second side 120. The power
supply 500 is positioned between the rack management controller 600
and the electronic device 400. The rack management controller 600
is electrically connected to each server 300 and 310. The rack
management controller 600 is used for controlling the whole
operation of the servers 300 and 310. Moreover, in this embodiment,
the stream outlets 514 of the power supply 500 face the rack
management controller 600.
[0028] In the embodiment as drawn, when the at least one fan 520
works, an airstream drew by the at least one fan 520 passes through
one set of ventilating perforations 134 positioned at a lateral
side of the rack 100 and further bypasses the electronic device 400
from a lateral side of the electronic device 400 and finally passes
through the front wall 515 to enter the power supply 500, and
another airstream drew by the at least one fan 520 passes through
the other set of ventilating perforations 144 positioned at an
opposite lateral side of the rack 100 and further bypasses the
electronic device 400 from an opposite lateral side of the
electronic device 400 and finally passes through the front wall 515
to enter the power supply 500. Before entering the power supply
500, the airstream drew by the at least one fan 520 passes through
the space between the lateral rail 170 and the electronic device
400 and further enter the space 700 between the electronic device
400 and the power supply 500, and before enter the power supply
500, the another airstream drew by the at least one fan 520 passes
through the space between the lateral rail 180 and the electronic
device 400 and further enter the space 700 between the electronic
device 400 and the power supply 500.
[0029] Please refer to FIGS. 1 to 2, from the above description, it
can be understood that the electronic device 400, the power supply
500, the rack management controller 600, the lateral rails 170 and
180, the loading tray 190 and the cover board 192 are all disposed
in the second containment space 220, and furthermore the power
supply 500 is surrounded by the electronic device 400, the rack
management controller 600 and the lateral rails 170 and 180 (as
shown in FIGS. 1 and 3). However, when being operated to generate
heat, the power supply 500 needs outer air to remove the excess
heat generated by the power supply 500. Moreover, the outer air at
the first side 110 and the power supply 500 are separated and
blocked by the electronic device 400 so the power supply 500 may
not be in direct and sufficient contact with the outer air at the
first side 110. Thus, the power supply 500 needs other channels for
transferring the outer air to the power supply 500 to perform heat
dissipation. Please refer to FIG. 3, in order to solve the
above-mentioned problem, in this embodiment, the first brackets 130
and 140 includes the ventilating perforations 134 and 144,
respectively. The outer air (represented by dashed lines) may
penetrate through the ventilating perforations 134 and 144 to enter
the lateral rails 170, 180 and form airstreams. After the
airstreams flows into the lateral rails 170 and 180, the airstreams
may bypass the two opposite sides of the electronic device 400
along the channel 177 and 187 formed by the lateral rails 170 and
180. After that, the airstreams further enter the space 700 between
the electronic device 400 and the power supply 500 via the exit
openings 176 and 186 of the lateral rail 170, and 180. Finally, the
airstream may enter the power supply 500 via the plurality of
through openings 512. That is to say, When the power supply 500 is
operated and the at least one fan 520 rotates, the at least one fan
520 draws the air form the ventilating perforations 134 and 144,
and the airstreams formed by the air are transferred to the power
supply 500 via the two opposite sides of the electronic device 400,
the channels of the lateral rails 170 and 180, the exit openings
176 and 186 (the exit openings 176, 186 are corresponding to the
first opening 701 and the second opening 702, respectively) and the
space 700 in sequence such that the power supply 500 may perform
heat transfer with the airstream. Later, the airstreams which take
away the heat is discharged to the surroundings of the rack
management controller 600 at the second side 120 via the stream
outlets 514. At last, the airstreams are discharged to the outside
of the server system 10.
[0030] To sum up, according to the above-mentioned embodiments of
the disclosure, the server system forms the air channels. The
airstreams of the air channels may enter the server system from the
ventilating perforations of the first brackets and are guided to
flow to the plurality of through openings of the power supply by
lateral rails. When the at least one fan of the power supply is
operated, the at least one fan draws the airstreams from the
ventilating perforations of the first brackets and along the
lateral rails to enter the power supply via the plurality of
through openings such that the heat-dissipating efficiency of the
power supply is optimized. Therefore, compared to the conventional
technology, the server system in the embodiments of the disclosure
solves the problem of poor heat dissipation of the server system,
thereby enhancing the heat dissipating efficiency.
[0031] The foregoing description of the exemplary embodiments of
the invention has been presented only for the purposes of
illustration and description and is not intended to be exhaustive
or to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed. Many
modifications and variations are possible in light of the above
teaching.
[0032] The embodiments were chosen and described in order to
explain the principles of the invention and their practical
application so as to activate others skilled in the art to utilize
the invention and various embodiments and with various
modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated.
Alternative embodiments will become apparent to those skilled in
the art to which the present invention pertains without departing
from its spirit and scope. Accordingly, the scope of the present
invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the
foregoing description and the exemplary embodiments described
therein.
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